UC Davis Launches Major Study on Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome

UC Davis researchers are leading a major $5.5 million study to better understand how children with Down syndrome develop expressive communication — the skills used to share what we want, think or feel.

“Most children with Down syndrome have delays in developing expressive communication,” Thurman explained. “We know these delays are common and that children develop at different speeds, but we still don’t know enough about how their communication skills change and grow.”

The researchers will collaborate on the project with colleagues at Colorado State University, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania.

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